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Masquerade - the Treasure hunt that gripped a nation

flyingkiwiDK
flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
edited April 2019 in Not Sports Related
What a fascinating story. I never even knew this book existed!

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-47671776

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    think George Benson had a hit record about it
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,004
    I remember buying that book ... beautiful artwork. 

    Hadn’t realised it it was so long ago! 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,738
    I remember this & believe that we bought the book for Mr F's Dad one Christmas as he liked puzzles and was very difficult to buy for.

    It was a beautiful hard back book with fantastic, complicated illustrations - worth having in its own right regardless of the valuable prize it tempted the reader with finding.

    I'm unsure how much attention Dad in Law paid to the book and sadly, we didn't find it when clearing out the house after he and Mum in Law passed away. 

    I wish we had located the tome as it would be a source of interest for our grandkids.....or maybe not ! 
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    ...well that's made me feel positively ancient. 40 years!
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    LargeAddick said:
    think George Benson had a hit record about it
    I thought it was The Skids.
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    We have Kit Williams' beautiful Masquerade book at home.


  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,155
    I used to go to a rockabilly club every month in Parkside Hall, Ampthill. Had no idea how close I was to that hare on so many occasions.   
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    I remember this from my childhood.

    Sad that it was 'solved' by someone who was friends with the authors ex-girlfriend of the time.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    edited April 2019
    Wasn't it some kind of trick or hoax. I remember following it in the press at the time but was a bit of a damp squib when it was found.

    Edit...


    Just read the BBC report in the link. ....
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    Those pictures scared the shit out of me as a child. 
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  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    edited April 2019
    Fanny Fanackapan said:
    I remember this & believe that we bought the book for Mr F's Dad one Christmas as he liked puzzles and was very difficult to buy for.

    It was a beautiful hard back book with fantastic, complicated illustrations - worth having in its own right regardless of the valuable prize it tempted the reader with finding.

    I'm unsure how much attention Dad in Law paid to the book and sadly, we didn't find it when clearing out the house after he and Mum in Law passed away. 

    I wish we had located the tome as it would be a source of interest for our grandkids.....or maybe not ! 
    I got one from Ebay for about a tenner, but I notice they're more like £20+ at the moment. 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    My parents had a copy, loved looking for the hares in the pictures. Having seen the solution, I'd never work that out in a million years
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Vaguely remember it. I think my mum and her workmates had a passing interest in it. Never the slightest hope they'd solve it though.

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